The Lord of the Rings is, without a doubt, one of the greatest classics of literature. Tolkien “[devoted] great effort to the historical and linguistic background of Middle-earth” (Grant, 1981, p. 104), inventing completely new races and languages ​​(the language of the elves, the language of the orcs, the black language of Mordor , even elven runes) and even creating an extremely complete and elaborate map of a fictional world with its unique and original terrain. The “large canvas on which Tolkien's entire legendarium was painted” (Petty, 2003, p. 97), was painstakingly created with undisputed attention to detail. White (2002) states that Tolkien was unique in the twenty-first century for his ability to tell a compelling story with a complex and complicated backstory (p. 207), enchanting generations of readers with the vast world that is Middle-earth. One of the main aspects of The Lord of the Rings is the way in which Tolkien so carefully creates a "representation of genuine human experience" (Petty, 1979, 78), such that, despite being set in a world and time period completely fictional, still appears very real to the reader. Petty (1979) attributes the romance of The Lord of the Rings to the rampant conflict and confrontation in the novel (p. 78). The theme of conflict is infused into his work by his personal experiences of war (Petty, 2003, p. 132). As such, the novel is authentic, genuine and relevant to our society today. 2.1.2.1 Conflict Before diving into the conflict in The Lord of the Rings, let's first conduct a general survey of experts' attitudes and opinions about war and conflict. We see that the world's largest international body, the United Nations (UN), is guided by "peacekeeping activities", according to clau...... half of the document ......pes , this article can analyze in more depth the symbols and common elements present in The Lord of the Rings, such as the presence of water or light, to understand how opposing elements are represented and juxtaposed.2.1.3 The Unity of AllAlthough the analysis of opposing elements in The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings is not a new concept: they are analyzed in “One Ring to Bind Them All: Tolkien's Mythology” (Petty, 1979) and “Merlin, Prospero, Saruman and Gandalf: corrosive uses of power in Shakespeare and Tolkien” (Riga, 2007), the latter of which analyzes in particular the binary opposition between Gandalf and Saruman – the research that has been conducted does not analyze the binary opposition and the resulting conflict between the two. Furthermore, there is a lack of references and analysis of language and archetypes in the text in relation to binary opposition, and more needs to be done in this area.